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Budget Cuts Shut Out Kindergarten After-School Care

New York Daily News | Meredith Kolodner | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

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Thousands of kindergartners could be shut out of after-school classes this fall as those programs are shifted out of day care centers, the Daily News ...

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In Defense of iSchools

Joel Klein | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

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Joel Klein

The iSchool, a new high school in SoHo that incorporates technology into everyday learning, encourages students to take an active role in their own education and go beyond what they find in a textbook.

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The Wrong Way to Measure Education

Gabe Pressman | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

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Gabe Pressman

City Hall trumpets that test scores show New York City's 1.1 million school children are making vast strides in learning. But there are serious doubts that this is what's really happening.

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